Supreme Court to Review Florida’s Capital Punishment System
Posted on AllSides March 10th, 2015
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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether Florida’s capital punishment system too easily allows juries to recommend the execution of criminals.
Florida permits executions based on divided jury votes and doesn’t require a jury to make specific findings regarding the aggravating factors that can justify death. The high court is to decide whether those practices violate of the U.S. Constitution. Alabama is the only other state that allows a
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